Yale University (2023-2024)

[tropic yew]

me also

[valid compass]

and i can cross register at mit which is wild

[tropic yew]

but i can't go to wellesley :((

[bleak prism]

ohhh

[solar steeple]

[valid compass]

ive always been in an all girls school so i can attest that

[solar steeple]

omg really

that's so cool

[valid compass]

yeah lol

[solar steeple]

i hate the guys at my school

[valid compass]

no guys whatsover

[solar steeple]

except the gay ones

[valid compass]

good days

[valid compass]

they're such cuties hehe

[tropic yew]

oh phew im safe then

[valid compass]

you can but there's one thing you'll have to check on the applicaion

[solar steeple]

lol are you gay

[valid compass]

"i identify as a women"

[solar steeple]

FRRRRRR

[valid compass]

good to go

[potent peak]

damn

[tropic yew]

that sounds pretty awesome
although the idea of an all boys school doesn't really fill me with enthusiasm

[valid compass]

i want a gay friend so bad 😭

[solar steeple]

one's proper gay the other claims to be straight but acts gay anyways

[solar steeple]

i have 2

that's my college gc

[potent peak]

i would tick this and then I join the powerlifting team or smth

[valid compass]

lmao

[potent peak]

or bball team

[tropic yew]

biseggsual

[solar steeple]

me, a gay guy, and a gay pretending straight guy

[solar steeple]

W

[valid compass]

wow 🤧

[tropic yew]

now you have one

[solar steeple]

non straight guys are so nice

straight guys are uh

[valid compass]

wait you?

[tropic yew]

yes 😭

[valid compass]

FACT!!!

[valid compass]

yayyy

[potent peak]

Hi

[tropic yew]

im in a desi engineering prep school
SO MANY MEN IT IS VERY UPSETTING AFTER A POINT

I WANT TO MEET A SENSIBLE WOMAN

I WANT FEMALE FRIENDSHIP AND SUPPORT IN MY LIFE

[valid compass]

you just met 2 very sensible women

@solar steeple right?

[tropic yew]

if i get another 'haha you suck bro' message that's supposed to be boyish love, i will throw myself out of a window

[potent peak]

and also a sensible Moew

[tropic yew]

that's a relief

[tropic yew]

hello moew

[potent peak]

Hi

[valid compass]

sorry

wait

lol

[valid compass]

my replying skills need help lmao

[plucky lake]

Gender and Sexuality studies chat be like:

[valid compass]

wait explain please

[plucky lake]

I met my great uncle a few days ago

[valid compass]

sorry i broke the flow

and did that again

[cosmic geyser]

whats your source on that tho

[plucky lake]

And he's a republican

[cosmic geyser]

boston campus AR

[potent peak]

i saw a yt vid on that for neu

iirc

[tropic yew]

no no see for some reason *bros * very actively avoid giving each other compliments and saying nice things about each other
instead they opt for insulting each other and friendly punches as a way to show love

[tropic yew]

which is nice, im not complaining, but every once in a while i just need to hear that im wearing a cool shirt yk

[valid compass]

damn that's such a fair point!

[valid compass]

aww! i get what u mean

[plucky lake]

he was so anti liberal that he was saying stuff like ivy leagues brainwashing kids with dei, Berkeley is a dangerous place withdraw your app 💀

[valid compass]

[cosmic geyser]

how does any of this relate to yale lol

[rugged loom]

lmao typical republican views

[plucky lake]

he's one of my fav ppl to talk to ain't no way he said that

[tropic yew]

very unfortunately, it does not

[valid compass]

u remind me of harvard

i wonder why

[potent peak]

omg the interview

spill the tea

[plucky lake]

wdywdym

[potent peak]

the harvard interview?

[plucky lake]

bruh why does my keyboard do this

[potent peak]

when's the deadline lol

[valid compass]

i think it relates to every place and thing and being 😭

[plucky lake]

I don't get you

[plucky lake]

Yale is a place for AND

[valid compass]

march 27 💀

[potent peak]

fr?

[plucky lake]

Sso we can have anything and everything

[potent peak]

rip

[valid compass]

exactly the point

[potent peak]

bye hopes and dreams

[valid compass]

you're smart

that's why it relates to yale

[valid compass]

yes

no jokes

[potent peak]

OFFICIALLY HAROVER

OMG

[valid compass]

already over for me

u have princetoW

[potent peak]

u hve oxFord

[valid compass]

[plucky lake]

cheri cheri yalie, going through emotions, bulldogs over crimson, i'll listen to my heart

new fight song

[valid compass]

hey that's my favorite song

[valid compass]

oh wait

who tf deferred you?

[plucky lake]

phone

princeton

[potent peak]

phoneceton

phonkcton

[plucky lake]

pplankton

[valid compass]

what's happening here

[potent peak]

so over w harvard

might as well leave the thread

[valid compass]

nah u keep hopes up

[plucky lake]

guys what's happening

[potent peak]

the harvard interview has ended right

[plucky lake]

NNo

I got one today

[valid compass]

i will get one tonight in my dream

subtle differences

[plucky lake]

you still have hope

[potent peak]

when's the deadline

[valid compass]

[plucky lake]

idrk

[valid compass]

no deadline for harvey

i promise

[potent peak]

[valid compass]

oxford is fine though

i give up

[potent peak]

isn't oxford to die for

[valid compass]

for many and most

but then comes

💸

and then you gotta think again

[plucky lake]

British accents are super cool tho

even boston accent cool

[valid compass]

i love accents

i have an accent of my own too

people say "don't fake your accent"

but i love a mix of british + indian + american accent

[shut atlas]

what's the report deadline?

[shut atlas]

GOD

[solar steeple]

this is so valid😭

[solar steeple]

can confirm female friendships are the best

[solar steeple]

nah bro im straight up deranged and i bully all my friends but i can be supportive when i want to 🫶

[solar steeple]

"Trust me bro"

all of it is from a2c

[solar steeple]

your pfp is v cool /gwn

[valid compass]

oh im the one who gets bullied and doesn't even realize that i was bullied

[solar steeple]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

my love language is being mean

but im also the best hypegirl you can find

[valid compass]

i love when people are mean to me

[cold mountain]

what did I just walk into

[valid compass]

but i can't be mean somehow

[solar steeple]

clearly

no wonder you rea'd Harvard

[cold mountain]

shut up 🤫 it’s over for u bro 🧏🧏

[solar steeple]

us discussing the value of female friendships vs gay best friends vs straight guys (ew)

[valid compass]

💀

oh no

[valid compass]

damn a sophomore? haven't seen these species since so long

[cold mountain]

Lmao Tbf that is true Istg anyone who’s gay/bi is so chill, and some of my best friends are majority female since they are more logical sometimes 💀 but most of my straight guy friends talk about FIFA or have their most basic personality, except for my boy eshan he a W but had to leave schools.

[cold mountain]

I’m extinct

fossilized

[valid compass]

ur friend circle soungs pretty BIG ngl

i just have one bestie who looks, eats, talks, sleeps and walks like me

[solar steeple]

this is so reap

[solar steeple]

i have multiple friend groups in different contexts LOL

[cold mountain]

Fr they are so random but yeah i would label them as friends but the levels of actually being close to me varies and if I have to say how many I’d genuinely trust I’d say 3

[valid compass]

i gave up on everyone

now it's just me

my room

and my life

[cold mountain]

https://tenor.com/view/saul-smoking-sad-saul-goodman-breaking-bad-smoking-sad-gif-17031363217318139691

[solar steeple]

you forgot harvard

[valid compass]

what's that?

[cold mountain]

Vivek is calling….

(He has to talk about Harvard and Yale against ur will)

[valid compass]

i have do not disturb on

sorry for the inconvenience

[cold mountain]

Vivek seems to not accept ur apology

[valid compass]

imagine i get an interview with him tomorrow

[cold mountain]

[rugged chasm]

@dusky tusk single and ready to mingle

[valid compass]

this one gonna be tough uk

need to consult @solar steeple

first

[radiant harbor]

physics just parting on my downfall

[solar steeple]

kvd is NOT gay lmao

at least i dont think

bro just doesnt give off the vibes

but bro also has asian parents so who knows

[dusky tusk]

Bros projecting

Im not gay lol but hawk is

Hawk is looking for a bf

So hit him up @rugged chasm he wants a big strong man

[solar steeple]

yeah yall are peak straight guy vibes

you and hawk should hook up fr

[spice willow]

dont be weird guys

[valid compass]

wtf is wrong here 💀

[solar steeple]

what would we do without you bertha to keep us from dissolving into madness

[dusky tusk]

Nah he wants you bad

Slide into his dms

[solar steeple]

ew business majors

[valid compass]

[valid compass]

no she's mine

[solar steeple]

girl you started this

[valid compass]

go away

everyone

[valid compass]

yeah kinda regretting atm

[solar steeple]

nah a2c is peak komedy

[valid compass]

it is fr

makes me laugh at 11:58 outta nowhere

my family thinks im insane already

(wouldn't deny though)

[solar steeple]

shit its 11:58

i need to tell my friends good morning brb

[cosmic geyser]

💀

[valid compass]

u forgot me

[dusky tusk]

Trio?

[solar steeple]

good morning ms luck

[valid compass]

[solar steeple]

how do you do

[valid compass]

good morning!!!!!

[solar steeple]

hows your day going so far

[valid compass]

noooi

"bad luck comes in threes"

[solar steeple]

💀 💀 💀

[valid compass]

great so far

very productive

[solar steeple]

damn

what are you doing

oh you're being sarcastic

[valid compass]

[bleak prism]

!ivyday

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Ivy Day Decision Date

Ivy Day decisions come out <t:1711666800:F> in your local time
1 month, 1 day and 4 hours until the decision date

ApplyingToCollege

[hushed stone]

oh i didn't see that! thanks :)

[noble steppe]

hmmmm

[bronze steeple]

comeback will be legendary 🔥🔥

[unique plank]

oooooooo

[wind pagoda]

does no interview = rejected

[autumn kiln]

No

[autumn kiln]

It’s Yaleover ☹️

[uneven crag]

does someone at my school got interview but i didnt = rejected

its yaleover !! fr

[cosmic geyser]

no

stop speculating

[worthy bolt]

objection speculation

[topaz creek]

its yallover

bottom text

[wheat mist]

Yaleover

[fluid ember]

sustained

yaleover is the best term of 2024

but why yaleover

when it could be yalebeginning :D

(optimism?)

[dusky tusk]

maybe the real yale decision was the friends we made along the way?

[fluid ember]

mark and hannah would agree

[weak steeple]

first time ur saying smth wholesome

😽

[topaz creek]

its yaleover

eminem is a great hype artist

makes me delusional for 4 minutes

[worthy bolt]

me with Justin Timberlake

I can’t believe I just said that

[fallen moon]

huh what went down here 💀

[autumn kiln]

This does not seem like a kvd thing to say

No one thought that

Bro deleted message 😭

[dusky tusk]

What can i say

If you react to this message youre getting rejected everywhere

[cold tundra]

kvd 🤨

[worthy bolt]

yall r haters fr

[dusky tusk]

Hola como estas

[cold tundra]

uh

estoy bien

[dusky tusk]

She said konichiwa 🗣️🗣️

[cold tundra]

😭 kvd are u ok

[dusky tusk]

Fam u dont know the lore?

[cold tundra]

no???

[worthy bolt]

U didn’t have musically?

[uneven crag]

she said pardon my french

[dusky tusk]

RAHHH

[cold tundra]

I DONT LMAO

[dusky tusk]

lets gooo

[cold tundra]

uncultured </3

[uneven crag]

wild times

[dusky tusk]

Fr

[uneven crag]

crazy how i still rmr that

[dusky tusk]

W rememberance

[uneven crag]

i thought id forget it but all i needed was she said konichiwa

[valid compass]

[autumn kiln]

She said pardon my French

[wheat mist]

Yale method

[topaz creek]

i will get into yale

i will get into yale

i will get into yale

[solar steeple]

same (i didn't apply)

[hushed stone]

Special exception made just for you lol

[solar steeple]

they love me sm they're gonna send me direct admission through niche😤

[white dagger]

!ivyday

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1 month, 11 hours and 28 minutes until the decision date

ApplyingToCollege

[terse patrol]

u got interview?

[topaz creek]

blocked and deleted dont talk about interviews to me (i dont have one)

[bleak prism]

Just chill out what will happen will happen

[sleek dove]

[autumn kiln]

I had a dream where part of it I had a Yale interviewer that wasn’t reaching out and that there was this Yale weekend for people who applied that was fully paid for 😭 a2c got to my head

It’s ok I’m at peace now it was a good dream but mean people

[solar steeple]

girlllll😭

maybe take a break till UC decisions

[autumn kiln]

I will take all of March off

[valid compass]

me too ig

[solar steeple]

W

better for mental health ngl

if you're feeling up to it tho pls dm me with your decisions! would love to know

[cold mountain]

average Yale interviewer experience why are they always in the weirdest situations

[steep umbra]

still no yale interview even after finishing harvard and stanford int

[cosmic geyser]

💀

somehow i get ur reference

[rugged loom]

how do people have beauty with brains

i got none

[rugged chasm]

rare breed

[valid compass]

lmfao relatable asf

[autumn kiln]

Fs

[autumn kiln]

Girl I might just open them all March 28th atp 😭

[autumn kiln]

Idk

At least this was a dream!

[valid compass]

i was thinking the same

but then i thought

what if the college sees that i never opened their portal for so long

and decides to rescind lmao

[autumn kiln]

Nah they won’t

They don’t care until commitment deadline passes

[valid compass]

hmm 28 for all decisions then!

good night everyone! ill let u all know if i got any email tomorrow

[solar steeple]

valid

[solar steeple]

skill

[tropic yew]

can't relate

[tropic yew]

so real lmao
lemme go refresh my inbox a couple more times in case i got one in the last 5 minutes

[arctic sonnet]

!ivyday

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Ivy Day decisions come out <t:1711666800:F> in your local time
1 month, 3 hours and 47 minutes until the decision date

ApplyingToCollege

[rain notch]

thoughts on his reply to my thank u note?

[hushed stone]

Pretty standard reply for an interview

[spice willow]

It means nothing except they replied

[vague oxide]

admitted

certainly

[bronze steeple]

most dont reply lol so nothing bad abt the content

but it doesnt mean anything it just depends on the person and how they feel leaving u on read

[dusky tusk]

OMG DUDE THATS BASICALLY A LIKELY LETTER!!!!

He said ‘pleasure’ and ‘fantastic’

100% a likely bro

Congrats!!

[fluid ember]

don't be mean

[sleek dove]

😭😭real delulu is the solulu

[fluid ember]

:(

[sleek dove]

its not being mean, its being delulu ✨

my interviewer didnt respond to my thank you note 😦

[fluid ember]

dw mine didn't either!! mine also asked me for an activity, and after talking about theater, he said it may not be academic enough

[sleek dove]

was it by a yale senior?

[fluid ember]

nope

[sleek dove]

oh mine was by a senior

[fluid ember]

an alumna

[sleek dove]

damn

[fluid ember]

ooh very chic

[sleek dove]

it was chill but i was so tensed cause it was my first ever interview

fumbled the bag and got deferred😭

[fluid ember]

i hope it went well though?

[sleek dove]

it was meh

[fluid ember]

hey- an interview won't make or break your application

and yale doesn't defer lightly

[sleek dove]

i could have done better

[fluid ember]

even if yale doesn't come through, another top school will

[sleek dove]

i sure hope so

[fluid ember]

yale doesn't courtesy defer

[sleek dove]

yeah they were pretty harsh this cycle

[bleak prism]

you got this

i also fumbled my interview and got deferred lol

but idt its bc of that

[sleek dove]

We got this

[sleek dove]

Mahn I hope we get in RD

[bleak prism]

i hope, but it seems like such a long shot bc we are reviewed with the rest of the pool

😭

i wish like it would be amazing but it must be such a long shot

[sleek dove]

Oh yeah true which is much much larger😭

What’s the success rate of deferred applicants?😭

[noble steppe]

it means nothing. literally nothing. it is purely them being polite.

regards,
hydro

[noble steppe]

it's non zero, they definitely do accept deferrals. but it's probably not that high.

[bleak prism]

the letter didnt specify, but they said its basically the same as the rd rate

😭

yaleover

[sleek dove]

😭😭😭all we can do is wait now

[noble steppe]

yah that'd be my gues

[bleak prism]

the wait is killing me, especially since it most likely will be a rejection

[sleek dove]

yaleclutch😭

[sleek dove]

We’ve waited for over three months now 😭

[bleak prism]

yeah 😭

[sleek dove]

They wouldn’t waitlist though would they?😭

[bleak prism]

they have before

and accepted the student from the waitlist

from my research

[sleek dove]

Waitlisting deferrals?😭

[bleak prism]

i only found 1 person

[sleek dove]

😭😭atp just tell me you don’t want me damn

[sleek dove]

Ooh so it’s rare

[bleak prism]

idk if its rare but ive only heard of one person

most are rejected

some are accepted

[sleek dove]

fair enough

[bleak prism]

literally, a deferral is such a mixed signal

i love you but do you love me? yale said maybe

[sleek dove]

It’s not love at first sight😭😔

One sided relationship right here😭

[bleak prism]

fr!!!

[sleek dove]

They’ll get to fall in love with us 😭 hopefully

[bleak prism]

i hopeeeeee

last time they accepted someone from my school was like 2017

yale never accepts people from my school/even my area

[sleek dove]

They accept like 3 people from our country per year😭

[sleek dove]

same cause most people don’t apply 😭

[bleak prism]

really 😭

[bleak prism]

hope you're one of them!

i think i put all of my eggs in the basket applying here early

😭

[sleek dove]

thank you! I wish you all the best as well

[sleek dove]

😭same cause I got so emotionally attached to Yale I couldn’t think of life anywhere else

[bleak prism]

same i was lowkey envisioning my four years there

and it was one of the first schools i researched

no other school felt right to apply early yk?

[sleek dove]

Yeah same and I did so much research

Listened to the whole admissions podcast

YouTube vlogs 😭

[bleak prism]

the admissions podcast!!!!! i legit watched several episodes and i never listen to podcasts

as soon as i knew i was applying there i started listening

[bleak prism]

and the vlogs man 😭 i never really watch college vlogs but yale vlogs were so fun to watch

and tiktoks of the dining hall food

[uneven crag]

I think it’s over for me at Yale

[north current]

no interview so im fucked

[rugged chasm]

yeah they r cracked then

[sleek dove]

Same it was my first ever podcast!!

[rugged chasm]

u dont need interview tho

[bleak prism]

just chill man

[rugged chasm]

it just means ur in the running ig

[bleak prism]

its ok

they still admit people without interviews

[sleek dove]

Yeah the food looks so good like whaaat😭😭

You could be an auto admit you don’t need a Yale interview 😭

[bleak prism]

the food man and the architecture was such a big pro

[sleek dove]

yeah

[sleek dove]

A little hogwarts fantasy 😭

[bleak prism]

fr harry potter

[rose vale]

AHHH

[radiant harbor]

if we do get in tho bulldog days is gonna be fun

a2c link up 🆙

🤥

[solar steeple]

at least you're self aware

[bronze steeple]

exposing that i'm an a2c addict irl doesnt sound good 😐

[rustic silo]

no way 😦

[fallen moon]

its giving yaLe

[barren basalt]

Let’s link up

[errant tusk]

so i just got a yale interview offer earlier today and im wondering what to make of it. like i thought it was too late for me to still be doing interviews for colleges RD but then i checked yale's page and saw that they offer interviews if they need to know more abt u before making a decision. can someone like explain what this all means

[worthy bolt]

we can’t bc additional info could mean sm diff things for diff applicants

what it does mean is that u r still being considered

[errant tusk]

ok that makes sense, i just dont know what to expect

[uneven crag]

That’s so pretty WTH

[fallen moon]

holy shit that's so beautiful

its giving future home

[visual glen]

Wow

[teal tusk]

Hello my friends

[topaz creek]

its truely over

read a thread on a2c

almost everyone on campus got an interview

😭

im borderline paralyzed by the process

no motivation rly

im like

barely operating

vaguely worried

[teal tusk]

I'm new here

Does any international student have the interview already?

[reef geode]

I thought ppl still get in without an interview??

[rustic silo]

@noble steppe i’m on campus rn

[visual glen]

I think thats like 10%

[neon sedge]

They say 10% get in w/o an interview so…

[autumn kiln]

Gg…

[topaz creek]

10% of the population so we dividing the AR by 10

like what 0/3%

0.3

[neon sedge]

Sounds disheartening… 🥺 Yaleover

[topaz creek]

yaleover

[neon sedge]

one more week and we can officially say Yaleover together

[uneven crag]

Why one week

[spice willow]

!ivyday

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28 days, 7 hours and 18 minutes until the decision date

ApplyingToCollege

[spice willow]

Ooh la la

[neon sedge]

because they still give out interviews throughout the beginning of March (so… 1week+)

[uneven crag]

Ohhh

[uneven crag]

IT DOESNT SAY ONE MONTH ANYMORE

AHHHHH

[worthy bolt]

how do we know?

[visual glen]

Its not like we had a big chance anyways

[noble steppe]

based

what r u visiting

[topaz creek]

its not yaleover when it didnt even yalebegin

[rustic silo]

I went to the law school to sit in on a talk

My friend brought me

[neon sedge]

someone from Yale admissions talked at my school and I also found this on Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/s/TgrIDoB7zy

[worthy bolt]

I mean the Reddit post says it’s speculation

Don’t worry about it y’all

[noble steppe]

fair play i love the law school

such a beautiful building and library

it's loosely based on king's college chapel at cambridge

[bronze steeple]

day 120 of a2c worrying about yale interviews

[native crystal]

what is the yale ar for intls who got interview

[worthy bolt]

like 1/6

[noble steppe]

cap

it literally is a factor of availability in most cases. can be indicative of nothing or maybe something on where you are from !!

[spice willow]

the yale speculators should consider gambling

[worthy bolt]

I’m just taking 2k accepted students divided by 12k interviews sent out 🤷‍♂️

[worthy bolt]

I don’t think that’s the case for most cases, yale has said they needed to shift to the additional info policy bc there’s a lack of availability

[native crystal]

wait each interviewer interviews only 1 person ?

[worthy bolt]

no, there are only 4k interviewers

[worthy bolt]

sorry only 9k interviews are expected this year from the asc report

[bleak prism]

But I’m finished man

Even tho I had an interview, I’m TO and the acceptance rate is apparently two percent

[dusky tusk]

Source?

[bleak prism]

😭

[cosmic geyser]

you got a source on this? cause this doesn't seem right

[dusky tusk]

Oh now ik why she aint see my message

Buddy blocked me 😹😹

[dusky tusk]

I mean i wouldnt be surprised if its true tbf

But yea i doubt yale would officially release that

Yale overall is like 3-4% anyways

[bleak prism]

what do you mean?

[bleak prism]

Lemme look I definitely saw

[native crystal]

so 2/9 acceptance rate

[dusky tusk]

Cant react to your messages = blocked

[cobalt rampart]

why react to her messages tho

[worthy bolt]

give or take… some applicants who don’t get interviews also get accepted so it’s probably less

[barren basalt]

Who would block you

[cosmic geyser]

pls lets not bring this up again

[dusky tusk]

I will not elaborate further or else ill get banned

[barren basalt]

Lol dm

[worthy bolt]

Connecticut wants to ban legacies

[spice willow]

Don’t discuss portal astrology

[bleak prism]

💀

[river osprey]

free my boi firestar

[worthy bolt]

TO applicants have a 2% acceptance rate

That’s so unethical that they knew about this yet kept encouraging it

Colleges have handled testing so poorly 😭 it’s just so unfair

[uneven crag]

At Yale or in general

It’s over I hate that I’m test opt

[worthy bolt]

This is in addition to the fact that most TO admitted students are athletes

[uneven crag]

My one weakness fr

[worthy bolt]

Yale specifically

[uneven crag]

NOOOO

ITS OVER

I’m withdrawing

[worthy bolt]

Sorry I didn’t mean to scare y’all but it’s just so distasteful that this is happening 😭

[uneven crag]

Which ivies care less about tests

[worthy bolt]

They need to be more transparent

[uneven crag]

Encouraged me for what

[worthy bolt]

here’s my source btw (primary source is yale admissions podcast but idk what timestamp): https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPR3Wy8YN/

[uneven crag]

Bro that lady stresses me out

Supertutor tv

[bleak prism]

IT IS UNETHICAL

OMG

[rugged chasm]

i mean yale are pretty transparent abt it

t/o basically hurts u

the vast majority

of the time

[worthy bolt]

if anyone has listened to the three part series on their podcast, pls add more context lol

[worthy bolt]

The wording makes it seem like it won’t hurt

“It will not disadvantage you”

[rugged chasm]

yale are the only ones honest abt it

its the only way to standarize

cus mfs who are val with 4.0 inflated gpas go T/O

its the only fair comparison

at lest

least*

the average score will be less inflated

so a 1470+ could be submittable

[bleak prism]

WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT EVEN

like seriously I wouldn’t have applied ea if I knew about that. I would’ve taken the act again.

[uneven crag]

Bruh

[bleak prism]

So frustrating

[uneven crag]

Why did I even apply

[rugged chasm]

they were hinting at it for quite some time tbf

like

[worthy bolt]

even then, having a 3 times lower chance wasn’t stated

[uneven crag]

I would’ve gotten over test anxiety

[bleak prism]

That’s probably why I was deferred. Didn’t submit a score, and I’m from a school that sends no one there

[rugged chasm]

darty/yale both had a joint podcast

[worthy bolt]

possibly lower

[rugged chasm]

and if darty followed yale wouldve done

[rugged chasm]

yea true

but t/o always hurts

especially to ORM

99% of the time

[worthy bolt]

i mean I’m chilling but regardless that stat is shocking to me

[rugged chasm]

ok mr 1600

[rugged chasm]

whats the AR for T/O?

[spice willow]

How many applicants are test optional tho

[uneven crag]

I’m literally screwed I should’ve have applied

[spice willow]

Versus test submitting

That could be important to know

[worthy bolt]

2% for TO and 6% for test submit

[rugged chasm]

check cdc 2023

[rugged chasm]

damn thats low asf

[spice willow]

CDC only tells y ou of percentage accepted

[worthy bolt]

keep in mind athletes usually go TO

[spice willow]

Not applied

[rugged chasm]

ah

[spice willow]

And it’s also more likely for the TO candidates to be unprepared academically (ie in school)

[spice willow]

Don’t freak out

[uneven crag]

too late lmfao

[worthy bolt]

They shouldn’t have decided this during an admissions cycle 😭

[spice willow]

It’s applicable next year

[spice willow]

You don’t know how many applicants are TO versus non TO

[manic rapids]

LOL i was one of the test optional i didn’t even realise how bad it was 😭

[worthy bolt]

Imma listen to the podcast series and I’ll let y’all know if there’s anything more

[uneven crag]

yeah but the standardizing claim that hawk made makes sense

my school wasn't necessarily inflated but how would they know that

[spice willow]

You have APs yes

[uneven crag]

we're just v competitive

[uneven crag]

i didnt submit scores 😭😭

[cobalt rampart]

to as in

sat/act

or any test

[uneven crag]

im every test opt

[cobalt rampart]

Omg

[spice willow]

No idea

[worthy bolt]

Ok but you can average it out to get the overall acceptance rate

[cosmic geyser]

helloooo

[worthy bolt]

So roughly 50/50

[cobalt rampart]

[spice willow]

Hmm ?

[uneven crag]

its over

im withdrawing

[spice willow]

Might as well withdraw from all your reachesthen

[cosmic geyser]

...happy i didnt apply here!

[rugged chasm]

but ur essays were very very good

[spice willow]

Overreacting fr

[manic rapids]

NOOOO

[cosmic geyser]

my sis got deferred ea with v low stats

dw they look at the whole package

[manic rapids]

😭😭😭thank u

[cosmic geyser]

*whole

[uneven crag]

did u get into yale

[manic rapids]

yeh

[uneven crag]

ooo congrats

[manic rapids]

thank uyyyy

[uneven crag]

but you're intl tho they're not expecting SAT

[cobalt rampart]

No wonder i havent gotten sn interview

[worthy bolt]

2%(number of TO applicants) + 6%(test submitted)=4.5%*(total)

[cobalt rampart]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-holding-head-cat-sad-cat-rahh-wahhhh-gif-11843610789762008433

[cosmic geyser]

nah my sis got an interview with a 3.7-3.8 and no scores submitted

[manic rapids]

i did take it just wasn’t very good 😭

[cobalt rampart]

omg?

rly

[rugged chasm]

u couldve submitted a 1480 tbf but congrats anyways

[spice willow]

Hmm, intl would make more sense to take a standardized American test ngl

[uneven crag]

NO OO bruh i literally called princeton and asked too and they said TO wouldnt be a disadvantage

[cosmic geyser]

yeah, she got deferred ea tho

[uneven crag]

true

[worthy bolt]

that’s what every college has said which makes this crazier

[spice willow]

, you were cooked for applying to ivies in the first place

[manic rapids]

nah bc the breakdown was weird

[rugged chasm]

ur sister cracked! unc full ride

[cobalt rampart]

deferred ea is such an accomplishment for yale tho it maybnot be over

[manic rapids]

my maths was well below the 25th

[cosmic geyser]

yeah........

[uneven crag]

YEAH BUT I THOUGHT I HAD A CHANCE I DEF DONT

[rugged chasm]

idt the breakdown matters too much

maybe for major wise?

[rugged chasm]

whats 25th%

700?

[cosmic geyser]

maybe

[manic rapids]

i acc cant remeber

[spice willow]

No APs or IBs ?

[manic rapids]

i think 720

[uneven crag]

what would make up for test opt as an asian

[cosmic geyser]

she didnt even send in her ap scores

lol

[rugged chasm]

p good essays

[bleak prism]

I don’t feel like it was 😭😭

[worthy bolt]

Colleges should’ve specified if ur score is greater than your schools average u should submit

[spice willow]

Just wait it out

[rugged chasm]

like abc level essays

but yea

nothing to do rn

[cobalt rampart]

no i have 4 5s and 2 4s

[bleak prism]

I feel as though it will be a march 28th rejection

[cobalt rampart]

and 2 3s

[uneven crag]

ok i feel like my essays weren't elite but they were pretty good

[manic rapids]

one person in my year took the sat 😭

[cobalt rampart]

all humanities rho

[manic rapids]

so there isn’t rlly an average

[cobalt rampart]

no way to gague my stem

but im not stem

[rugged chasm]

tbf thats what i thought too but idk how well i am at self-judging

i used kirk and oats as my metric

[spice willow]

That’s the major reason yale went back to test required. Despite a2c believing it’s to accept more 1580 kids, it’s for the benefit of the 1400, disadvantaged kids, who didn’t submit when it would’ve helped them

[rugged chasm]

if they liked it then it was good to go

[cosmic geyser]

wow

[manic rapids]

i think everyone thinks their essays are average bc u get so used to reading it again and again

[cobalt rampart]

tje percentage is sooo low people def liked ur app

[worthy bolt]

right but I feel like they should’ve said that from the get go, especially when they’ve had this evidence for years

[dusky tusk]

W yale tbh

[cosmic geyser]

dark brandon looked over some of my essays. so he's p helpful?

[cobalt rampart]

omgggg

[spice willow]

They gained the evidence recently tho iirc

[rugged chasm]

oats saved my entire approach to essays

hes a goat

best writer of this cycle

[spice willow]

Like after their studies of the TO period

[rugged chasm]

idk i dont talk to him

oats is undoubtedly

insane

and kirk too

[cobalt rampart]

my personal statement was good but my yale essays were atrocious

[spice willow]

Thing is, these colleges have always been saying submit if higher than your school average

[rugged chasm]

my yale was the worse tho

everything else was good ig

[cobalt rampart]

Notice how yale is the onlt school i started early too (i Only function procastinating)

[cosmic geyser]

i swear some of my supplements were ether v good or v bad

no in between

[spice willow]

But uneasy applicants will go on a2c and CC and be told not to submit

[manic rapids]

SAME

[bleak prism]

yeah possibly, I just feel like my grades kinda messed up my chances since I had several b’s in freshman/sophomore year. I think that was the only bad part of my app. That and doing dual enrollment

[uneven crag]

i had a princeton 28 admit read my princeton essays and they said they were good

idkidkidk

[cosmic geyser]

spent a month on my cornell essay 😭

[rugged chasm]

yoon?

[uneven crag]

i juts have to waittttt but its so hard not to speculate

[rugged chasm]

i showeed yoon my stuff and she liked it too

[cobalt rampart]

SAME

[bleak prism]

I spent like 1 day

[cobalt rampart]

soke i weote ar 1 am

[worthy bolt]

I got an 8-9/10 by BCA for my CAPS and I feel like my supps r good 😭

[cobalt rampart]

half asleep

[cobalt rampart]

i spent one week

scrapped it

[uneven crag]

cap

[cosmic geyser]

some of them read like chat gpt

[cobalt rampart]

restarted

1 hour after if was due

[rugged chasm]

bruh ull get in

ur ecs are gonna carry

trsut

[radiant harbor]

i thought it was confirmed tho not astrology

[cosmic geyser]

my neu common app statement felt so monotone idk how they accepted me into boston

maybe i'm built different

[cobalt rampart]

what abt dual

[worthy bolt]

I think I sent in too many and they’ll think it’s a red flag

[cosmic geyser]

what is

[rugged chasm]

i mean ur worst ec is prob still decent

[cosmic geyser]

is this the financial aid stuff? bc that is not legit

[uneven crag]

wait but i got into neu honors as test opt should i get hope from that

[rugged chasm]

did u send in nhs

finalist

update

[bleak prism]

Dual isn’t bad but my hs only offers aps so dual enrollment was a state program thing. And my school profile listed nothing about dual enrollment so it might’ve confused AO’s.

[radiant harbor]

i think my message got removed so i’ll dm you later, it’s not related to yale at all

[worthy bolt]

yes

[rugged chasm]

‼️

[spice willow]

Not really, because the result of one school is not always going to be indicative of others

[bleak prism]

bc I literally abandoned AP for DE

[rugged chasm]

why

[cosmic geyser]

i got into neu honors+boston ea with no scores it feels like a lottery 😭

[rugged chasm]

i would do AP over De anyday

esp if its an option

[cobalt rampart]

ohhhh

did u explain why

i like de over ap

[manic rapids]

tf is de

[cobalt rampart]

so much beetter

[uneven crag]

ok but ppl say ivies are lotteries too

[rugged chasm]

DE is only good if u wanna graduate early and save money for ur state uni

[bleak prism]

nah id never want to take an AP exam.

[rugged chasm]

dual enrollemnt, taking classes at a cc

[manic rapids]

ohhh

[rugged chasm]

yea but if ur school offered it

and u took DE

🤔

[uneven crag]

idk but i just wanna feel hopeful but its hard to when all the odds are against me

[manic rapids]

IB is the WORST

[rugged chasm]

yes

[bleak prism]

not really 😭 it’s a super well known program in my state so I didn’t talk about it at all

[cosmic geyser]

neu early action accepted 2.9k in an app pool of nearly 60k. also they have no supps

[rugged chasm]

IB sucks so bad

[uneven crag]

ec's better carry

[manic rapids]

barely made it out alive

[rugged chasm]

whats ur predicted

didnt u get oxford

[cobalt rampart]

tbh it still shows course rigor

[bleak prism]

My school doesn’t offer it. It’s a state program

[cobalt rampart]

idk

[manic rapids]

i took the exams may2023

[cobalt rampart]

if thatw as like

[bleak prism]

kinda

[rugged chasm]

oh ok

[cobalt rampart]

a factor to not accept u

[manic rapids]

42(frnexh fucked me)

[cobalt rampart]

idk why a deferral would help

[bleak prism]

And I had precalc only

[rugged chasm]

thats still p good

[cobalt rampart]

it may not be rhat

[rugged chasm]

def oxfordl evel

oxford admits 40+/45?

[cobalt rampart]

j dont even have precalc

[manic rapids]

yesss

[spice willow]

To see the other applicants before making a final decision on smerica

[cosmic geyser]

you do have a shot tho

[worthy bolt]

damn

[rugged chasm]

my freind got into cornell this year and hes graduating w/o precalc (he got into brooks)

[bleak prism]

Did your school not offer it?

[cobalt rampart]

mayb

[manic rapids]

my grade requirements were 38 766 at hl

[rugged chasm]

cracked

[cobalt rampart]

WAIT R U FR

[uneven crag]

yeah but my neu personal statement was bad + it means i got in based on awards ec's and grades so maybe at least one ivy PLEASE

[rugged chasm]

yea

[cobalt rampart]

its a really long story

but i dwitched schools

so much

[manic rapids]

i got a bloody 5 in french AND I HAVE A FRENCH PASSPOET

[cobalt rampart]

that i disnt qualify for any accelerated math

[bleak prism]

ohh then that’s fine

[rugged chasm]

the IAs were so bad

i heard

[cobalt rampart]

and mt math spot was taken by dual math this yr

[manic rapids]

maths ia genuinly nearly killed me

[cobalt rampart]

and all of my requests to accelerate were denied

[manic rapids]

don’t take hl maths

[bleak prism]

This actually happened to me in middle school. I switched schools and at my old school I was in acc math

[rugged chasm]

SL is better?

[manic rapids]

unless ur willing to put in A LOT of work

[cobalt rampart]

for me the school that wouldve helped me get acc math only accepted like 3 kids

and the process to be approved was reallt hard

[uneven crag]

bro

[bleak prism]

Oh that sucks

[worthy bolt]

If I don’t get into clemson honors I’m screwed for RD

[manic rapids]

like idk why i did it im a humanities person and maths hl was a STRUGGLE

[uneven crag]

someone tell me if i should be worried rn

[worthy bolt]

Wish me luck tomorrow 😭

[cobalt rampart]

and ur teacher basicallt had to love y

in my cirrent school

[ashen loom]

does yale allow self reported ap scores on common app?

[cobalt rampart]

its the opposite

[spice willow]

No

[cosmic geyser]

lowk ec's carried for me so maybe it did for u too

[rugged chasm]

bro u have it

[bleak prism]

it doesn’t work like that 😂 I didn’t get honors from my state school but got it at UNC

[cobalt rampart]

anyone who gets kinda high grades in middle school gets acc math

so

when compared

to the rest of mt class

[rugged chasm]

most honor colleges is j stats

[cobalt rampart]

im so behind

[cosmic geyser]

also i submitted my neu app a day late

😭

[uneven crag]

bro

[manic rapids]

what’s neu

[worthy bolt]

BCA worked at clemson honors😭 clemson focuses on essays I’ve heard

[bleak prism]

Northeastern

[cosmic geyser]

northeastern

[manic rapids]

ohhh

[uneven crag]

im just hoping isef makes up for test opt and they like my essays

god bless

im out im thinking too much ab this

[cosmic geyser]

did u actually get a personal letter from neu president

[rugged chasm]

bro got a 8-9 from BCA and is complaining

[rugged chasm]

did u place

or were u isef finalist

[uneven crag]

finalist :(

[bleak prism]

😭

[uneven crag]

i got a note yea not so much a letter

[cosmic geyser]

bro was spamming this on the neu thread

[uneven crag]

spamming???

no

i asked once...

[cosmic geyser]

i got a generic letter from bovre (health science school), one generic one from the neu pres and smth else that means nothing lol (i think a welcome to boston email)

[uneven crag]

yeah i mean once ur in youre in so

[ashen loom]

Can smone answer my question pls 🙏 did y guys official score send or self report

[cosmic geyser]

@bleak prism

[cobalt rampart]

u self reported

i

[bleak prism]

idk

But I sent mine in as an update

[ashen loom]

Okok thank u!

[bleak prism]

I hope the 2 4’s show that I can handle the school 😂

[uneven crag]

WAIT

can i ping

im sorry for pinging @rugged chasm @spice willow @worthy bolt

[spice willow]

What’s good

[uneven crag]

but i moved to the US in 4th grade and lived in china and india before that

and also moved before junior year to a new school

does that kinda explain test opt cuz i got a lot of diff educational exposure through the years

i talked ab it in my essays

[spice willow]

Forget the test opt part and just remember how cracked your ECs r

[spice willow]

We won’t know

[cosmic geyser]

the cold pinging 🥶

[uneven crag]

theyre not even that cracked as hawk kinda said

[worthy bolt]

admissions is a black box I’m sorry 😭

[uneven crag]

nah they were just here

[spice willow]

Hawk is a hater ignore him fr fr !!

[dusky tusk]

4th grade until 11-12 is a long time so i doubt that would excuse test opt

[spice willow]

He only likes abhi and rishab Jain

[spice willow]

Do you mean wouldn’t or would

[uneven crag]

hes saying it wouldnt

[rugged chasm]

nah bruh

what

thats a big gap

[uneven crag]

ok but i have diff foundations than the ppl applying from my school

[worthy bolt]

if ur gpa and course rigor r good then it would likely make up for it

[spice willow]

Again, you won’t get a clear answer

[rugged chasm]

the only thing explaining t/o imo is low income and title 1 school

[spice willow]

Don’t fixate too much on text optional

[dusky tusk]

....

[spice willow]

The reason admission found test optional so difffuclt was it gave them a bit of a struggle to figure out your academic preparation

[cosmic geyser]

who is they

[uneven crag]

i took 13 APs + multi variable calc and diff eq my GPA is like a 4.8 i think

[spice willow]

Like you said, your school is competitive and rigorous, and you’re most likely passing the classes

[uneven crag]

my ec's

[cosmic geyser]

isef

ur cracked

[uneven crag]

yea but i didnt place or anything

[worthy bolt]

I think you’ll be fine academics wise — 4.0 UW?

[uneven crag]

3.9 😭😭 calc screwed me fr

[spice willow]

Get yourself out of the pity party 2a 2R and focus on the good

[cosmic geyser]

why is hawk spreding misinformation

[spice willow]

It’s too early to doom

[cosmic geyser]

and why are u looking for validation

[worthy bolt]

that’s fine I think

[cosmic geyser]

from hs seniors

[worthy bolt]

Don’t worry about it

[rugged chasm]

how tf did u go t/o bruh

[cosmic geyser]

if anything your gpa is too high for yale

[rugged chasm]

with mvc?!

[uneven crag]

bro im not i just saw the 2% test opt acceptance and freaked

[worthy bolt]

😬😬 my bad

[spice willow]

A lot of TO applicants might not have the rigor you do

[worthy bolt]

Right

[rugged chasm]

not true !

[spice willow]

It’s probably more likely

[spice willow]

Sorry I forgot dg

[rugged chasm]

mid

[cosmic geyser]

yah i only had precalc knowledge when i took the act and got a 35 math. literally only used the red book and online practice tests, didnt get a tutor or anything

[uneven crag]

||im sorry if it looks like im tryna get validation but im def not and im genuinely just concerned lmao if it sounded like i was bragging im not im sorry||

[rugged chasm]

nice

for act u need trig right

[worthy bolt]

I get it, dw

[uneven crag]

like i said i just have rlly bad test anxiety and dont do well on long tests like that

[cosmic geyser]

yeah

[cosmic geyser]

its ok, we understand 🫶

[spice willow]

I can always count on thé Yale thread to either be dooming, test discussion, or likely and interview speculation

God bless

[rugged chasm]

so most ppl who do act have tkaen precalc right

[spice willow]

Nope

[rugged chasm]

like if u havent done precalc u can still do act?

[cosmic geyser]

my sis didnt even finish algebra II when she took it

she got a 27 math lol

[uneven crag]

im not trying to pity party i promise 😭😭😭 ill see myself out my bad

[rugged chasm]

??

[cosmic geyser]

no

[spice willow]

I know your worries are real and founded, I’m just trying to remind you you’re finding solace from high schoolers in the same position as you, and the lady in that video is trying to sell you something 😉

[bleak prism]

You fr

lol

The blind helping the blind

You got this @uneven crag

[spice willow]

Lmao at the SAT/ACT podcasts jumping with joy to say stuff like this 😂 no more worries about business

[cosmic geyser]

america

[spice willow]

Business is back in town 🚂

[cosmic geyser]

change ur username

[bleak prism]

No

[spice willow]

??

[bleak prism]

Never

[cosmic geyser]

i liked u when u were nancy pelosi

pls

i need the og oval office gang back

[hushed stone]

What is TO?

[worthy bolt]

test optional

[hushed stone]

I c. Thanks!

[bleak prism]

😭